Internet Explorer 0day Exploit — There is an input validation flaw in Internet Explorer that allows you to specify arbitrary arguments to the process responsible for handling URL protocols. This is the same type of input validation vulnerability that I discovered in the Safari 3 beta …

Firefox and IE together brew up security trouble — UPDATE: Blame them both. — That's the latest update from security researchers who initially laid the blame on Microsoft's Internet Explorer for the latest zero-day exploit. — "Firefox is the current attack vector but Internet Explorer …

Microsoft Live CRM pricing undercuts Salesforce.com — Microsoft today is giving a more detailed glimpse of how it will try to compete with Salesforce.com in the market for Web-based customer relationship management software. For starters, Microsoft will bring its new Dynamics Live CRM …

New rules could rock wireless world — NEW YORK — Coming soon could be a wireless broadband world in which consumers get to pick any smartphone or other device and load any software on it — not have to take what the wireless carrier wants to sell. — That's the goal of Federal Communications …

Bay Partners Launches Facebook-Apps-Only Fund — Here's another indication of the importance of the new Facebook platform: Silicon Valley VC fund Bay Partners has earmarked millions of dollars for investments in startups creating applications for Facebook. The new program, called AppFactory, will be officially launched on Tuesday.

Apple may launch Nano-based iPhone — iPhone manufacturer could release a smaller, cheaper version of the touchscreen phone later this year, JP Morgan analyst says. — NEW YORK (Reuters) — Apple Inc. plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could be based …

The $300 Linux-Powered 'iPhone Killer' Arrives — After seemingly endless delays, the OpenMoko phone is here. The first version of the NEO 1973 mobile phone, which carries the Linux kernel inside and is not locked to a specific network, is available for purchase from OpenMoko.com.

Pardon Me, But How Do You Say 'WTF?' In Hindi? — In advertising, as in many other creative endeavors, it's difficult to achieve greatness without pushing the envelope. Sony Computer Entertainment, it seems, has a history of obliterating the envelope, whether it's pushing buttons on race, religion, or viral marketing.

Windows Server 2008 launch set for February — DENVER—Confirming what many had expected, Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the next version of its server operating system, Windows Server 2008, won't formally launch until next year. — Microsoft said it will launch the product …

TiVo Users Can Get Amazon Movies From TV — ALVISO, Calif. (AP) — Users of TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders will be able to order movies from Amazon.com Inc. directly from their TVs starting Tuesday. — The two companies partnered in March to deliver Amazon's Unbox download service to TiVo machines …

iPhone Death Star Upgrade Coming — Oh. My. God. — I hope all of this is true. It would just slaughter every other phone that's out there (well, except for you directionless people who need GPS in your frikkin phone!). — I'm clipping the entire Hackint0sh post.

AMD's Dave Orton, former ATI CEO, resigns — Dave Orton came over to Advanced Micro Devices when it acquired ATI Technologies last year, but his tenure at the company will have been brief. — AMD announced Tuesday that Orton, the former CEO of ATI and an executive vice president at AMD, is stepping down at the end of this month.

Secure Gmail Notifier using hidden preference setting — I was shocked to discover that the Gmail Notifier, as distributed by Google, defaults to sending your Gmail password over the network in clear text every time it checks your inbox for new mail. This is incredibly insecure …